Ironing-table



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CHRISTOPHER OSTRANDER, OF SUN PRAIRIE, WVISCONSIN.

lRONlNG TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 383,189, dated May 22, 1888.

Application filed Octobr-r4, 1887. Serial No. 251,452. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTOPHER OsrRAN- DER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sun Prairie, in the county of Dane and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Tables; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

. My invention relates to ironing-boards; and it consists in the novel construction and combination' of devices, as hereinafter specified and claimed.

The invention will be fully understood from the following description and claim when taken in connection with the annexed drawings, in which- Figure l is a plan view of an ironing table constructed according to myinvention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view. Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the dotted lines .r m of Fig. 3, with the supportingframe broken away. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the springclamp removed.

Referring to the said drawings by letter, A represents my table provided with hinged side leaves, 13, and the raised metallic sad-iron holder 0.

a to represent pivotal buttons for sustaining the table-leaves, the movements of which are regulated by the stop lugs or screws 0 c 0 0 which are arranged on the bottom of the table, as shown.

My table is provided with the usual pivotal and folding legs, I). In order to adjust the table to the desired altitude, I arrange a series of slats, E E E, on the under side of the main board. These slats respectively serve as steps against which the beveled upper points of the legs rest, as shown, and thereby the board is adjusted to the position desired.

F F represent longitudinal cross-bars at tached to the under surfaces of the slats E at such distance apart as will adapt themto fit inside the legs and prevent lateral movement thereof when the same are in use.

It will be observed that on one end of my ironing-board is arranged a pivotal shirtbosom board, G. This board is constructed with a convex upper surface, and has a circular recess in one end, (marked H,) designed to receive the collar-band of a shirt when the bosom thereof is being ironed.

P indicates a clamp which is designed to hold a shirt properly in place upon the bosomboard G. This clamp is formed from springwire, substantially as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings, having its main body portion bent in approximately-rectangular contour, so as to fit snugly over the square end of the pivoted bosom-board G. The ends of this clamp are formed with hooks Z, which are inwardly directed and in a plane relatively at right angles to the main body-loop, which springs over the said bosom-board.

It will be observed that the end of the main board on which this bosom-board is pivoted has its edges tapering and curved, as indicated atb, and that the hooks of the clamp embrace these edges. By making this clamp of wire and in the form shown it will be seen that it will accommodate itself upon the board for large and small garments.

To remove the clamp from the bosom-board, it is only necessary to spring the same up out of engagement with the transverse edge of the latter, when the clamp may be taken off and out of the way, so that the garment may be quickly removed, and if necessary the bosomboard swung around out of the way on its pivot W.

Having described this invention, what I claim is- The combination of the ironing board having one end provided with the tapered edges 2) b, the bosonrboard G, pivoted on the upper side thereof, and the removable spring-clamp P, constructed as described and having the inwardly-directed hooked ends Z Z, to embrace the said tapered edges'of the main board, and its body portion adapted to fit snugly around the forward sides and end ofthe pivoted board, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHRISTOPHER OSTRANDER.

Witnesses:

GEO. MALoNEY, Tees. 0. HAYDEN. 

